Thursday, September 6, 2007

At The Hop

Well folks, we're a mere day away from the start of Burlington's best annual party, The South End Art Hop, so I thought I'd chime in and let you know about the best Hop-related music music options for the weekend. Here we go:

Friday night, the Green Door Studio is hosting a cadre of local bands that represent some of the most innovative and original artists in the area. The lineup features the rock stylings of Dynasty, free-noise auteurs The Le Duo, experimental whiz kids — and a Contrarian fave — Oak, the all-girl old-time outfit Hammer & Saw, the mustachioed indie-rock genius of Ryan Powerand, the coup de grace: a reunion of Aaron Hornblas' pre-Cripples indie supergroup, Rock & Roll Sherpa. The show starts at 6 p.m. and should be one of the better events of the Art Hop, if not the entire year.

Oh yeah, speaking of booze, there's no beer garden at the Art Hop this year so events that are alcohol friendly are BYOB — and likely on the DL — so exercise caution and respect should you choose to imbibe.

Unfortunately, I'll be out of town for the weekend so I won't have a chance to attend any of these stellar shows. If you go, I'd love to hear your thoughts, Solid State. Let's reconvene on Monday, shall we?